David Simmons (tourism academic)
New Zealand rowing cox
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David Gerard Simmons CNZM (born 6 October 1955) is a New Zealand lecturer in tourism policy. During his university years, he was a rowing cox, winning bronze medals at two world rowing championships.
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6 October 1955[1]
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| Born | David Gerard Simmons 6 October 1955[1] Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Simmons was born in 1955 in Christchurch.[1][2] He was the cox for the eight in the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, Great Britain, and won a bronze medal.[3] He represented New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 375 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.[4]
Simmons gained a Bachelor of Science and then a Master of Applied Science from the University of Canterbury.[5] He wrote his PhD at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Since 1980, he has lectured in tourism policy at Lincoln University, where he is now an emeritus professor.[6] Notable students of Simmons include Tracy Berno.[7]
In the 2023 New Year Honours, Simmons was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM), for services to tourism and tertiary education.[8]
